About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1975-05-09
Place of birth:
Barcelona, Spain
Website:
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J.A. Bayona

Overview

Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022).

Known for

Acting
2025 Wolfgang Actor Él mismo 59
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2024 The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire Actor J. A. N/A
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2024 Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? Actor Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter 60
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2019 Cinema mon amour Actor Self N/A
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2018 Querido Fotogramas Actor Self 59
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation Actor Self N/A
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia Actor Self N/A
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return Actor Self 59
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: Island Action Actor Self N/A
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves Actor Self N/A
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2018 Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved Actor Self 58
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2017 Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar Actor Self - Filmmaker 59
Average
2016 The Queen of Spain Actor Projectionist 57
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2016 The Great Illusion Actor Self 59
Average
2015 Nine Days in Haiti Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2013 Mundos virtuales Actor N/A
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2013 Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today Actor J. A. Bayona N/A
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2009 Spanish Movie Actor Alfrodo 56
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Directing
2023 Society of the Snow Directing Director 77
Good
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening Directing Director 59
Average
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Directing Director 64
Fair
2016 A Monster Calls Directing Director 71
Good
2015 Nine Days in Haiti Directing Director 59
Average
2012 The Impossible Directing Director 72
Good
2008 La Desgracia en 3D Directing Director N/A
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2007 The Orphanage Directing Director 70
Good
2003 The Spongeman Directing Director 58
Average
2001 Diminutos del calvario Directing Director N/A
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1999 Mis vacaciones Directing Director 59
Average
Truce Directing Director N/A
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In Blood and Fire Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Society of the Snow Writing Screenplay 77
Good
2015 Nine Days in Haiti Writing Writer 59
Average
2008 La Desgracia en 3D Writing Writer N/A
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2003 The Spongeman Writing Writer 58
Average
1999 Mis vacaciones Writing Screenplay 59
Average
In Blood and Fire Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2025 Crazy Old Lady Production Producer N/A
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2025 She Walks In Darkness Production Producer N/A
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2024 Free Falling Production Producer 59
Average
2023 Society of the Snow Production Producer 77
Good
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2018 I Hate New York Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2017 Marrowbone Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2015 Don't Leave Me Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2003 The Spongeman Production Executive Producer 58
Average

Crew
2021 A Perfect Enemy Crew Thanks 59
Average
2016 The Great Illusion Crew Thanks 59
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